In 1938, at the mere age of 23, Orson Welles' radio adaptation and performance of H.G. Well's classic science fiction thriller The War of the Worlds established him as a household name and a master of dramatic production. His previous experience, in both directing and acting, in theater had ta...

The Birds, and Event Horizon: Two movies of the same "horror" genre, but they both scare you in completely different ways. The Birds is a thriller released in 1963, which uses little or no special effects to horr you to a sinister stupor. Event Horizon is a film made in the Twentieth century that us...

\"Auter\" is a French term for the film director who places a personal style on his or her films. It was first coined by Francois Truffaut to describe the mark of a film director on his films. A director can be considered an auteur if about five of his films depict a certain style that is definite...

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in London on August 13, 1899. His father, William Hitchcock, a grocer, and his mother, Emma Whelan Hitchcock, brought him up. As a young boy he loved to travel, and by the time he was eight he had ridden every bus line in London and explored all of its docks and sh...

Alfred Hitchcock: The Greatest Director Ever! Alfred Hitchcock is among the few directors to combine a strong reputation for high-art filmmaking with great audience popularity. Throughout his career he gave his audiences more pleasure than they could bask for. The consistency of quality plot lines a...

Alfred Hitchcock was the master of horror thrillers- a genre that he single- handedly created and developed. Hitchcock's films were meant to evoke a blood-curling response from the viewers and the two films that managed to achieve that completely were Psycho and The Birds. The Birds was released ...

Michael Mann's life is not as open and public as many of his colleagues and rivals in Hollywood, but over the last few years he has been brought into the forefront through his increasingly impressive work, which will hit a peak this year with the release of his latest offering, Ali....

Consider the significance of the auteur theory to the development of film theory and film culture. Is it still a relevant concept?In this essay, I shall endeavor to outline the beginnings of the auteur theory, and show the arguments that support and oppose the relevance of the auteur theory in mode...

Contemporary Cultures With reference to a particular celebrity 'image', discuss the significance of celebrity to the production of contemporary culture. In reference to Richard Dyer and his book 'Stars' I am going to analyse the different ideologies at work in the fifties...

Like a light bulb in the night attracting insects, movies as a form of entertainment have clutched people's attention. Through out the last 60 years the duration of the film industry has enabled directing techniques to evolve. This also has allowed computer animation, sound effects and make up to de...

David De SouzaWorld Cinema12/16/98I have chosen to do my journal entries on films dealing with revolutions. All of the films I have chosen deal with the theme of over throwing the old regime.1.)"Open City" Open City was one of the first films out of post-war Europe; in fact, it was shot right after ...

David Cronenberg The director I chose to do my Analysis/Research paper on is was David Cronenberg. After screening The Dead Zone, Cronenberg's work impressed me. Prior to this class I had never heard his name, even though I had seen previous works such as The Fly. Since I had already viewed this mov...

FM2005 - British Film and TV Assignment 2Laura ToddWhy has vulgar comedy been critically undervalued and what is its importance to British Film and TV?The British sex film has often been blamed for 'a tidal wave of filth' (McGillivray, p.15, 1992) within the British film industry, whilst simulta...